One Pot Cheesy Sausage Pasta

Have you ever had a night where you had to just rummage through your fridge and find something to make quickly for dinner? That was last night for me and the only meat thawed was some smoked sausage. I figured I could find some pasta recipe on Pinterest to try out. I found this one from Yellow Bliss Road and went for it. It had everything I liked in it so why not?

It was delicious, fast, and very filling. My husband couldn't even eat a second helping (that's rare) and I couldn't even finish my bowl. We stuffed our faces while watching Dancing with the Stars & 2 Broke Girls while Raleigh kept asking "more momma. Raleigh eat."

Here is the recipe from Yellow Bliss Road's website:

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 pkg Hillshire Farm Smoked Turkey Sausage, sliced
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 Tbsp minced garlic (about two fresh cloves)
• 2 cups Chicken Broth
• 1 (10 oz) can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup milk or heavy cream
• 8 oz dry pasta (any small pasta will do)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper, each
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar-Jack cheese
• 1/3 cup chopped scallions, for garnish

Instructions

1. Add olive oil to a 4-5 quart saute pan over medium high heat. Add onions and sausage and cook until lightly browned. Add garlic and cook for about 30 seconds.
2. Add chicken broth, tomatoes, milk, pasta, and seasonings. Bring the mixture to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer for about 15 minutes, or until pasta is tender.
3. Turn off the heat and stir in 1/2 cup of cheese. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and cover for about five minutes to allow cheese to melt. Top with sliced scallions and serve.
4. Makes about 4 servings.

I followed it closely but did change a few things just because it was what I had one hand. I always use to keep boxes and boxes of pasta in my pantry, but since we have moved I don't have my stockpile anymore. I had to scrounge up some pasta and luckily found 2 boxes of the same pasta both almost empty! SCORE! 

I loved how this is all in one skillet so less dishes for me to clean at the end of the night. SCORE 2! 

Tomorrow is a day for painting and packing. I am so excited to be heading on a road trip to Chicago with some of my Shaklee partners. It will be an inspiring, fun-filled, and cold weekend. Stay warm everyone a cold front is moving in!